Enrollment at the University of California, Davis, continues to grow, with a total of 24,866 students enrolled this fall -- 312 more than enrolled last year. The student body slipped slightly in diversity, with nonwhite ethnic students making up 52 percent of domestic undergraduates, compared to 52.1 percent last fall. Small gains and small losses were registered within individual underrepresented groups. "This year's entering class of first-year students and transfer students again is a remarkably highly qualified group of young people who join us to pursue their academic interests and prepare themselves to take their places as scholars, professionals and leaders in their communities," said Carol F. Wall, vice chancellor for student affairs. "They come to us from all regions within the state and represent every ethnic and cultural group coming from our high schools and community colleges. "In the first class admitted under the constraints of SP-1 and Proposition 209, we simultaneously are pleased that our numbers from the historically underrepresented groups remain relatively stable and are committed to ensuring, through our efforts in K-12, that the university population will mirror more and more closely the population of the state." The final fall enrollment figure of 24,866 is 104 more than anticipated. New freshman enrollments were 15 more than expected; new transfer students, 17 more. A profile of this fall's student body: Men account for 46.7 percent of the student population and women, 53.3 percent. About 94 percent are California residents. Another 2 percent are from other parts of the United States, while the remaining 4 percent are international students. On the general campus, 5,157 students are classified as freshmen; 3,350 as sophomores; 5,286 as juniors; 5,465 as seniors; 21 as "limited status"; 64 as teaching credential students; 1,403 as master's or professional degree candidates; and 1,892 as doctoral degree candidates. In the health sciences, 124 are designated as special undergraduates, 42 as master's degree candidates, 241 as doctoral degree candidates, 846 as professional degree candidates, and 697 as interns and residents. In addition, 278 students are enrolled in the Graduate School of Management's working professional MBA program. Of the 5,202 new undergraduates, 3,635 are first-time freshmen and 1,567 are transfer students. The three-quarter average for freshman enrollment is projected to be 4,002 and for seniors, 6,219. Nonwhite ethnic groups comprise 52 percent of all domestic undergraduates, down slightly from 52.1 percent last fall. Of the 19,343 general campus undergraduates, 19,084 are U.S. citizens. The ethnic breakdown among the U.S. students, contrasted with last year's figures (in parentheses), is: Caucasians, 42.7 percent or 8,144 (44.3 percent or 8,335); African American, 3.1 percent or 586 (3.1 percent or 582); American Indian, 1.1 percent or 206 (1.1 percent or 212); Chicano/Mexican American, 6.8 percent or 1,306 (6.6 percent or 1,246); Latino, 3.4 percent or 655 (3.8 percent or 714); Chinese, 14.9 percent or 2,851 (14.3 percent or 2,699); Japanese, 2.1 percent or 395 (1.9 percent or 361); Korean, 2.4 percent or 467 (2.5 percent or 471); Filipino, 4.1 percent or 787 (4.0 percent or 746); Pacific Islander, 0.8 percent or 149 (0.5 percent or 96); Vietnamese, 4.6 percent or 881 (3.7 percent or 704); other Asians, 3.9 percent or 753 (5.9 percent or 1,103); East Indian/Pakistani, 2.3 percent or 445 (2.4 percent or 447); and 7.6 percent or 1,459 (6.0 percent or 1,121) are of other ethnic backgrounds or declined to state ethnicity. Here is a comparison of actual fall quarter enrollments from last year to this year: Fall 1997 Fall 1998 Undergraduate Colleges/Divisions 19,132 19,343 Ag & Environmental Sciences 4,600 4,765 Engineering 2,706 2,717 Letters & Science 8,155 8,438 Division of Biological Sciences 3,602 3,359 Division of Education 69 64 Graduate Studies 2,653 2,672 Professional Schools 2,769 2,851 Graduate School of Management 358* 396** Law 478 505 Medicine 1,263 1,271 Veterinary Medicine 670 679 TOTAL 24,554 24,866 *Includes 255 students in the working professional MBA program. **Includes 278 students in the working professional MBA program.